What Gets Measured Gets Done - Using Analytics to
Drive Conversions
Joe Megibow, Expedia Jennifer Veesenmeyer, Stratigent
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Paid policies
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Sales occur offline
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Third party quoting
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No standardization - Funnel steps - Definitions - Goals
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Paid Search Funnel
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Display Ad Funnel
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Sales occur offline
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Third party quoting
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No standardization - Funnel steps - Definitions - Goals
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Email Funnel
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Sales occur offline
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Third party quoting
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No standardization - Funnel steps - Definitions - Goals
1. Sales occur offline
2. Third party quoting
3. No standardization - Funnel steps - Definitions
Challenges
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Approach
1. Enhance cross domain tracking and campaign tracking
Approach
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1. Enhance cross domain tracking and campaign tracking
2. Standardize definitions and goals
Approach
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BEFORE
Paid Search Display Ads
Quotes 912 1,180
Cost per Quote $11.77 $6.17
BEFORE
Paid Search Display Ads
Quotes 912 1,180
Cost per Quote $11.77 $6.17
LATER
Paid Search Display Ads
Quotes Submitted 912 594
Cost per Quote Submitted $11.77 $12.27
BEFORE
Paid Search Display Ads
Quotes 912 1,180
Cost per Quote $11.77 $6.17
LATER
Paid Search Display Ads
Quotes Submitted 912 594
Cost per Quote Submitted $11.77 $12.27
AFTER
Paid Search Display Ads
Paid Policies 147 89
Cost per Paid Policy $73.02 $81.86
Actions and Outcomes
Move budget from display ads to paid search
Improved ROI meant more than $50K incremental
revenue in 30 days
Executives increased the overall marketing budget
SUMMARY
Measuring Cup
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SUMMARY
Optimize to the
business goal Standardize
definitions Don’t take No for an
answer View performance in one
place Celebrate successes
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